National Summit Meetings

The sixteen National Summit Meetings took place from November 2008 – March 2009. Over 300 alumni, parents, and friends participated in the National Summit meetings. Summary reports from the Summit meetings were reviewed by Task Forces. The reports provided important insights regarding the College's core values. The ideas and comments from the Summit meetings helped inform Task Force recommendations.

The National Summit meetings were half-day meetings facilitate by President Ohle with selected alumni, parents, and friends around the country. Those participating discuss each core value of Gustavus (Excellence, Community, Justice, Service, Faith) in small groups. The participants were asked how the College might ensure that the core values would be lived out in the lives of alumni, faculty, staff, and students.

Emerging Themes

National Summit Meetings Emerging Themes contains a summary of the common issues and emergin ideas discussed at the first nine National Summit meetings regarding Gustavus Adolphus College's five core values.

Final Summary

National Summit Meetings Final Summary contains a report of the main themes and common issues and ideas discussed at all sixteen ational Summit meetings.

Meeting Dates & Locations